Paopaocao

Paopaocao

(medicinal plants in desert areas of China)

[synonym] Oxytropis Oxytropis, stylosa rubra and antelope egg.

[source] it is the whole grass of Oxytropis Oxytropis.

[plant morphology] Oxytropis Oxytropis

Perennial herb, 7-12 cm high, white in color. Leaflets 3-4 whorls, linear, 1-1.5 cm long. Inflorescence capitate; flowers 14-17 (13-18) mm long, lavender or purplish red; calyx as long as petiole, calyx hairy, 6-9 mm long. Pods inflated, globose or ovoid, 8-11 mm in diameter, with brown hairs. The flowering period is July.

Born on sand dunes. It is distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia.

[collection] collected in summer and autumn, dried in the sun.

It is pungent and cold.

[function indications] clearing away heat and toxin. It is used to treat sore, furuncle, carbuncle, mastitis, cold, tuberculosis, acute and chronic eczema.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 yuan (fresh 0.5-1 Liang); or powder. External use: decocting, washing or grinding.

[selection of prescriptions] 1. For the treatment of sore, furuncle and carbuncle: one or two fresh paopaocao. Take it in water.

② Treatment of mastitis (initial): appropriate amount of bubble grass. Wash in boiling water.

③ Treatment of tuberculosis: bubble grass, Tribulus terrestris each appropriate amount. At the end of the study, apply sesame oil to the affected area.

④ Treatment of acute and chronic eczema, infant eczema: bubble grass, acanthopanax bark, licorice each one money. At the end of the research, mix and apply Sophora seed oil, three times a day.